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. 2022 Jul 12;17(7):e0271308. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271308

Table 1. Effects of UDCA administration on the fertility of DKO mice.

Parameter Groups With UDCA Without UDCA P-value
Pregnancy / Mating Mating n = 75 n = 10 NS
Pregnancy 53 a (70.7%) 8 (80.0%)
No pregnancy 22 (29.3%) 2 (20.0%)
Delivery / Pregnancy Pregnancy n = 43a n = 8 < 0.005
Normal delivery 43 (100%) 5 (62.5%)
Abnormal deliveryb 0 (0%) 3 (37.5%)
Number of pups / Litter Normal delivery n = 43 n = 5
Number of pups 226 26
Per litter 5.3 5.2

aTen pregnant individuals were euthanized for population control.

bAbnormal delivery includes miscarriage and preterm birth. Fisher exact tests were used to assess the association of UDCA administration with pregnancy and delivery rates. NS, not significant.